Responsible Recyclers

Preparation

Students are expected to:

• Be familiar with using HHVR headsets and student devices.
• Understand how to use the IMVR headsets and controllers safely.
• Know the concept of sustainability.
• Have had previous experience using and creating in CoSpaces

Teachers should make sure that:

• All hardware has been charged and sanitised.
• Student Devices have the most recent updated version of Youtube installed.
• Slide Deck has been checked and teacher has accessibility.
• A copy of the Responsible Recyclers Student Digital Notebook has been distributed to students and they have downloaded/ made a copy for themselves.
• Students have been divided into pairs or groups depending how many devices and HHVR Headsets are available.
• Time has been spent getting familiar with the application Trash Time before the lesson, to ensure students can be assisted when needed.
• CoSpaces logins have been organised and distributed to students before Part 2.

Suggested Rotation Format:

Learning Sequence

Introduction

• Invite students to answer the question ‘What do you do each day that could be considered sustainable?’ on page 2 of the Responsible Recyclers Student Digital Notebook Have a short discussion about what students have written.
  
• Watch the video on Slide 2, Fast fashion to landfill pollution — push for zero-waste | Sustainable fashion #2 | ABC Australia and ask students to answer the questions on page 3 of the Responsible Recyclers Student Digital Notebook(What’s the main issue with the fashion industry? What can businesses do to help this issue? What can you do to help?)
• Introduce to students that during the next two lessons, they will be researching how different businesses are becoming more sustainable, to help inspire them to create their own sustainable business in CoSpaces.

Development

Introduce the stations students will engage in (slide 5):

Station-based Learning in 10-15 min interval rotations

Station 1 – IMVR

Students spend 10 minutes engaging with Trash Time to understand the recycling process of plastic and paper in more depth. Reflect on page 4 of the Responsible Recyclers Student Digital Notebook:

• What challenges did you come across when recycling in Trash Time? 
• Is recycling an easy process? Why/why not?
• What could businesses do to ensure they recycle their materials properly?

Station 2 – Watch

In pairs or individually, students can choose from the following videos to explore various sustainable businesses and practices. The HHVR (hand-held virtual reality) videos are focused on recycling practices, and the other videos are focused on sustainable businesses. 

Regular Videos

Building and Architecture

• 10 Eco-Friendly Building Materials | Sustainable Design
  

Products

• 22 Inventions That Are Saving The Earth
  

Fashion

• Recycling fashion: The town turning waste into clothes- BBC News
  

Food

• Sustainability Business Stories – Bulk Nutrients

Cosmetics

• Lush Cosmetics Impact & Sustainability
  

Salons

• Sustainable Salons | Connecting thousands of businesses to reduce waste  

HHVR Videos

• Nespresso Recycling Factory “360” Visit 
• 360° IT Recycling Facility Tour
• Clearing Everest’s Trash – 360 | National Geographic

Students create a list of criteria for a sustainable business on page 7 of the Responsible Recyclers Student Digital Notebook

• List three main elements that a business needs to be considered sustainable.

Station 3 – Research

Students research one of the sustainable businesses listed on page 8 of the Responsible Recyclers Student Digital Notebook. Students complete their reflections on page 9.

Conclusion

• Invite students to discuss the prompts on page 11 of the Teaching Deck with a partner.

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